Austria vs Ireland: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Austria
4.7 percent
in 2023
Ireland
4.8 percent
in 2023
Austria rank
118th
Ireland rank
116th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Austria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4.8 percent against 4.7 percent in Austria, a difference of 0.1 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ireland ahead.
Austria ranks 118th and Ireland ranks 116th of 126 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.34 percent | 7.64 percent | 3.3 percent | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.3 percent | 5.22 percent | 0.925 percent | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Austria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 4.8 percent against 4.7 percent in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Austria and Ireland?
- 0.1 percent, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Austria ranks 118th and Ireland ranks 116th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).